Word Meaning 人違い

ひとちがい hitochigai

人違い is read as ひとちがい (hitochigai) and means mistaking one person for another.

Meaning

English

  1. mistaking one person for another
  2. (case of) mistaken identity

Reading

Kana

ひとちがい

Romaji

hitochigai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 7618 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

人違え

ひとちがえ

mistaken identity

人形遣い

にんぎょうづかい

puppet operator

人数

にんず

the number of people

人民

じんみん

the people

人権

じんけん

human rights

人類

じんるい

mankind

人形

にんぎょう

doll

人種

じんしゅ

race (of people)

人格

じんかく

personality

人参

にんじん

Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

人込み

ひとごみ

crowd of people

人間性

にんげんせい

humanity

Example Sentences

3

You've got the wrong person.

I think you've mistaken me for someone else.

This movie is about a poor girl who gets mistaken for the daughter of a rich man in the confusion following a train crash.